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Example sentences from the Web for punctumIn fact we may expect a form reduced to an axis, a few ramenta, a frondose dilatation, and one punctum of reproductive organs. Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and The|William Griffith There exists no punctum mortuum, no one really dead point in the universe. The Non-religion of the Future: A Sociological Study|Jean-Marie Guyau Valve as in affinis, but with tumid and excised ventral margin; a punctum is found on the ventral side (not shown in the figure). The Diatomaceae of Philadelphia and Vicinity|Charles Sumner Boyer The only difficulty which may be experienced is in entering the dilator into the punctum, owing to the small size of the latter. A System of Operative Surgery, Volume IV (of 4)|Various
n. pl. punc•ta (-tə)The tip of a sharp anatomical process. A minute round spot differing in color or appearance from the surrounding tissues; a point. Words nearby punctumpunctuated equilibrium, punctuation, punctuationalism, punctuation mark, punctulate, punctum, punctum cecum, punctum vasculosum, puncture, puncture vine, puncture weed The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |